Orealla (or Orealla Mission) is an
Indigenous
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community in the
East Berbice-Corentyne
East Berbice-Corentyne (Region 6) is one of ten regions in Guyana covering the whole of the east of the country. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the Nickerie District and Sipaliwini District of Suriname to the east, Brazil to the so ...
Region of
Guyana, on the
Courantyne River
The Courantyne/Corentyne/Corantijn River is a river in northern South America in Suriname and Guyana. It is the longest river in the country and creates the border between Suriname and the East Berbice-Corentyne region of Guyana.
Its tributarie ...
, approximately south of
Crabwood Creek and north of Epira, located at , altitude 11 metres. south-east on the other side of the Courantyne River lies the
Surinamese village of
Apoera. Orealla is an indigenous village.
The village can only be reached by boat or plane. The population is mainly active in
subsistence agriculture and logging.
Orealla has a contract with the Barama Company, a logging company.
Small ocean-going vessels are able to navigate the Courantyne River for about 70 km, to the first rapids at Orealla.
Cultural references
Guyanese novelist
Roy Heath
Roy Aubrey Kelvin Heath (13 August 1926 – 14 May 2008) was a Guyana, Guyanese writer who settled in the UK, where he lived for five decades, working as a schoolteacher as well as writing. His 1978 novel ''The Murderer (Roy Heath novel), The M ...
wrote a 1984 novel entitled ''Orealla'', featuring a
Macusi Indian from the village.
Clark Accord
Clark Bertram Accord (6 March 1961 – 11 May 2011) was a Surinamese–Dutch author and makeup artist.
Writing
His debut book, published in 1999, was ''De koningin van Paramaribo'' (''The Queen of Paramaribo''), written about the life of Max ...
wrote the novel ''Between Apoera and Oreala'', which was published in 2005.
References
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Guyana–Suriname border crossings
Indigenous villages in Guyana
Populated places in East Berbice-Corentyne